The Washington critic., 1887-12-19
populnr resort, and he may come out

all right.
South Carolina-Butler lives modestly
and entertains little. lie Is not rich by
good deal. Wade Hampton ditto, and |
probably more 50.
Georgia--Colquitt is not very well of |
in worldly goods. Joe Brown is rich
lucky aAd sagacious Investments in rail- |
roads and Southern iron towns.
Florida---Call is poor. Nobody seems
to know anything about Pasco yet.
Alabama-Pugh was planter, and is
said to be poor. Morgan can make q
great deal of money, ns he is esteemed
one Of the ablcst lawyers in the South,
but he has little beyond his salary.
ssissippi-Walthall is not rcputed
to have anything. George is said to
have laid up 100000.
Tcxns--Coke is not rich. Reagan is
| poor.
Arkansas--Jones Is worth something,
but is far from rich. He lost in battle a
leg and in politics chance for q for
tune, and now goes on crutches physi-
cally and pecuniarily.
Missouri-Cockrcll lives mainly on his
salary. He has built pretty house on
@ street, but 1t is not wholly paid for.
Vest is similarly situated, but is reported
to be richer than is generally suspected.
Tennessee-Iarris is not supposed to
be wealthy. He and his boys are run
ming big ranch down in Texas that
may be worth something some day. If
he had fewer political honors" he
would probably have more dollars. Half
his life he has been the leading man in
Tennessee. Bate served through the
Mexican war and the war for the Con-
fedcracy, rising from private to Major
General. IL lawyer Of good parts, but
politics have interfered with his prac.
tice, and he is probably not worth $1,000.
Kcntucky--Bock came here poor, but
has made fortunate investments in real
estate in the suburbs, and is now very
well off-worth some hundreds of thou
sands, IL he sells in time. Blackburn is
free liver, fond Of luxurics. not frugal,
and is supposed to depend upon his sal
airy.
WESTERN SENATORS.
Indiana-Voorhees has been too long
in public life to have money. Has
little, If anything, to depend upon but
his salary. Turplc is a lawyer of fru-
gal bent and has a small competence.
Illinois-Farwel got rich in dry
goods and holds his own. Cullom has,
probably. nothing beyond his houso,in
Springfield.
Michigan-Palmer is wcll,to-do, but
says he is mot very rich man."
S;tockbridge is rich-a retired lumber
merchant
Wisconsin-sawycr is one of the
rich men of the Scnate-a millionaire.
Spooner is comfortable, having what he
saved from his law practice before COM
ing here.
1owa-Wilson has little ahead, as
business men would esteem it, but has
laid up something. Allison is reputed
, TO be rich, but he cmphatically declares
that he is not. He married Senator
Grimes daughter and now lives in
, Washington in house owned by his
} inoihcr-in-law. Was thrifty lawyer,
, hut probably would not inventory for
100000.
Nlinnesota-Sabin was millionaire
when elected to the Senate in 1882, but
made an ASSIGNMENT to his creditors
lie is on his feet again, and is even re-
ported to have recovered considerable
: of his fortune. Davis is n popular law
/: yer and has large fees, but he thinks
the most valuable quality of money is
its transferability, and is far from rich.
Kansas-Piumb has never lived in
STYLE here, but he is rcputed to be worth
100000. He is president of a bank,
1 and gets 5000 month from the Small
, Hopes" mine. ingalls,, President OF
the Senate, Is brilliant lawyer COM
manding large fees, and is in moderate
(, circumstances.
! Nebraska-Frldoc is said to have re.
! plenished his fortunes somewhat since
i he was n member before. Manderson
8 has something ahead, having made be.
:: tween 100000 and 100000 in Omaha
real estate.
Colorado-Bowen has mines, and il
: they pan out we'll he will have some
g thing. Teller is believed to be in about
. the same fix.
i, Nevnda-Stewart has had his ups and
downs. The heather Chinee inhabits
! the castle which he built during his ups
8 He lost his all, but is said TO be pegginl
away again. He is sometimes rich, bu'
has been brought to the verge of poverty
by helping his friends. He had to leave
0 the Butler House, believe, because ht
: could not pay his rent.
California-Stanford is by all odds the
! richest man in the Senate. Hearst, also
Q is not suffering for the necessities of life
) his estimated income being about s., ,00(
: week. q
Oregon-Oregon men say that Mitch
: ell is not rich, but lives well and prob
S ably possesses II good income. Dolph
has q reputation of being worth 100000
y So much for the Senators. 1t should BIT
$ added that II good many of them hav,
IL made good many thousands apiece by
! investing in the stock of patented de
: vices, of which Washington is til,
i natural centre.
" THE SENATE OFFICERS.
/ The Senators themselves arc gener
: ally less thrifty than their servants are
+, Almost all the clerks own their owl
Is houses in Washington, and dozen o
g more are worth from $4,000 to $50, ,O0
s each.
McCook, the Secretary, has littl
ahead. He is popular and genial, font
d Of good company, and disposed to spenc
- all he gets.
Probably the "best creased" of all tn,
'' employees of either house is Johnson
II the saccharne-voiced Chief Clerk of tn,
Senate. He began with exactly nothing
v and possesses real estate in Minneapolis
is that will sell for not less than 100000
" and this will probably be worth half
C million in the next Ave or six years.
r From this exhibit il appears that thu
+ Senate is not composed OF "magnates'
Of any sort, and that there are not
n dozen men on its floor who can be reck
l. oned rich men by the newspaper stand
1t ard.-[Spocial Correspondence st. Loui
@ Globe Democrat.
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